Fisheye Upgrade Fails With "timeString 'xxxx' for commandTimeout is not valid"
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Upon upgrading Fisheye, the following error message is displayed in the logs:
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Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: timeString '6000' for commandTimeout is not valid
at com.atlassian.fisheye.util.FieldValidator.validTimeString(FieldValidator.java:68)
at com.atlassian.fisheye.spi.admin.data.SvnRepositoryData.setCommandTimeout(SvnRepositoryData.java:158)
at com.atlassian.fisheye.spi.admin.impl.AdminSpiUtil.copySvnFieldsToRepData(AdminSpiUtil.java:452)
Cause
The upgrade process failed to convert the units of a defined SVN Timeout parameter.
Resolution
You will need to manually edit your FISHEYE_HOME/config.xml file to fix this error. To do so:
Shut down your Fisheye instance, and make a copy of your
FISHEYE_HOME/config.xmlfile.Manually edit the
FISHEYE_HOME/config.xmland remove any instances of thecommand-timeoutvariable in your repository configurations.Start Fisheye.
Go to the Administration console and configure your repository timeout following the Subversion guide.
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